| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1915-03-27)27 March 1915 Wandsworth, London, England |
| Died | 24 January 1945(1945-01-24) (aged 29) Nordrhein-Westfalen, Nazi Germany |
Alick Bevan (27 March 1915 – 24 January 1945) was a British cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was son of Percy and Rose Anne Bevan of Battersea, London.
He was killed in action during World War II while serving in the Western Allied invasion of Germany. He was serving as a lieutenant in the East Surrey Regiment who was attached to the 7th Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment when he was mortally wounded by a landmine while participating in an operation around the towns of Pütt and Walderath in Heinsberg, western Nazi Germany. He was buried in Brunssum War Cemetery in the Netherlands.
References
- ^ "Alick Bevan Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ CWGC Casualty Record, retrieved 9 January 2022.
- "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
External links
- Alick Bevan at ProCyclingStats
- Alick Bevan at Olympedia
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